Marisa Tom | September 23, 2011 9:00 amNew season, new local vendors — that's the mentality at the Hester Street Fair! Here's what you need to know about the newest newcomers at this weekend's outdoor affair.
Heat Sweets (pictured at top right) will provide delicious fruit leather snacks, and you won't just find them in traditional flavors.Read More
Marisa Tom | August 19, 2011 3:15 pmJust how pet friendly are you? Test your street-treat smarts five ways next time you're out with your four-legged friend. Thank goodness, we have an ever-growing community of dog lovers, which translates to zany pup-pampering options like exclusive dog menus at human restaurants, gourmet dog biscuits (beef bourguignon!Read More
Marisa Tom | August 12, 2011 11:00 amFashion's Night Out is near and with it comes the chic partnerships, celebrity in-store appearances, and endless crowds for an extended night of shopping. Are you excited? I vacillate between loving the concept and hating the gridlock of too many events in one short span of time.Read More
Marisa Tom | April 21, 2011 8:30 amRent control is a beautiful thing, especially for the person living at 59 Morton St. — Curbed NY
Cupcake Stop is back on the streets of New York — Fork in the Road
Novelist Salman Rushdie selects the reading material for The Standard New York's hotel guests — Reuters
We had a really snowy Winter — the third snowiest, in fact — New York Times
The Brooklyn Flea introduces a new food market to its Williamsburg location — Gothamist
Uh-oh, New York website Fashion Meets Finance returns! — The Cut Blog
Animal Collective and Cut Copy will play Prospect Park this Summer — Sound of the City
The Hester Street Fair will kick off May 7 with a huge food festival — Racked NY
Source: 59 Morton Street listing/ Massey KnakalRead More
Marisa Tom | March 9, 2011 8:05 amAfter a successful run last year, Hester Street Fair is coming back for round two in Seward Park, starting Saturday, May 7. The outdoor mash-up of local food and goods is a fraction of the size of the massive Brooklyn fleas, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in spirit. Veteran TV personality SuChin Pak and the rest of The Big Social group have created a tight-knit warm weather weekend community for New Yorkers who want to support locally sourced goods and have a place to retreat to when everyone else has decamped to the Hamptons.Read More